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Plot Summary:
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: mind bending, psychedelic, gothic, suspense, surreal, gothic horror, psychotronic, weird
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The Haunted Castle (1969)
Plot Summary:
The film takes place during the rule of the eighth shogun Yoshimune, placing the film’s setting somewhere between 1716 and 1745, and focuses on a noble Lord Nabeshima Tango-no-kami (note the name). He rides out one day and sees a parasol on the distance. His friend, the blind Mataichirou, is having tea served by his sister Sayo. Nabeshima joins them and comments on her beauty.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Tokolosh (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on South African Tokolosh myths & legends. The Tokolosh is believed to be a dwarf like creature that has been killing people since 1838. Set in modern day South Africa a young architect tries to find out more about his wife's mysterious death and realizes there is something more sinister at work.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Horror
Country: South Africa
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, low-budget
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Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
Plot Summary:
Hirosuke (Teruo Yoshida) , a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping from the loony bin, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. By pretending to have been resurrected, Hirosuke assumes the dead man's identity, fooling everyone, including Komoda's widow and mistress. Whilst at the Komoda household, Hirosuke recalls memories that convince him to travel to a nearby island, home of Jogoro, the web-fingered father of Genzaburo. Whilst on the island, Hirosuke not only discovers Jogoro's plans to build his 'ideal community' (by transforming perfectly normal humans into hideous freaks), but also the awful truth behind his own identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, slasher, experimental, gothic horror, disturbing, controversial, art house, grindhouse, creepy
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Art of the Dead (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a man purchases a collection of seven paintings to hang in his wealthy estate, he has no idea what horrors he has unleashed for himself and his family.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, psychotronic
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Stay Out of the Attic (2020)
Plot Summary:
A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers are convinced by their creepy client, Vern Muller, to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion, which include boobytraps, human experimentation, Nazi monsters and more. Will they survive the night?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological, slasher, weird
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Sleep (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mona’s days are filled with concern for her mother, a woman broken by her belief that her nightmares are real. In search of answers, Mona arrives in a village where she encounters an old family curse in a strange hotel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, surreal, weird
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869 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eight aspiring actresses are thrown together in a house to compete for title of Scream Queen. Little do they or the crew know that the house is haunted by a ghost seeking revenge. Who will live, who will die in this horror comedy that pokes fun at both reality shows and horror.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Big Monster War (1968)
Plot Summary:
When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, bizarre
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The Ghost (1963)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, psychotronic, cult film, cult movie cast
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Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965)
Plot Summary:
An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that he was someone who was able to summon the souls of ancient plague victims and, in fact, his spirit was roaming the castle at that very moment. Soon occupants of the castle begin to die off in gruesome, violent ways.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, gothic, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, atmospheric, psychotronic, cult film
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Grave Halloween (2013)
Plot Summary:
After inadvertently unleashing an ancient curse, a documentary crew of American exchange students is haunted by angry spirits in Japan's infamous Suicide Forest.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, bleak, atmospheric, suspense
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Hell Girl (2019)
Plot Summary:
A demonic creature not of this world impregnates a woman. 160 years later a team of ghost hunters must set aside their quick buck party mentality when they discover one of their team is the offspring of the entity haunting the place - and its true target. The offspring and her friends become uneasy allies with the ghost of the mother to destroy the demon and restore harmony.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, spooky
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The Reptile (1966)
Plot Summary:
Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna whose tyrannical father controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, grindhouse, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, suspense, cult horror, scary, atmospheric
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The Gorgon (1964)
Plot Summary:
In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims were young men who had been to stone. The perpetrator of these deaths was a being so repulsive that she transformed the onlooker using the power of her deadly stare. Much of the time the creature took the form of a beautiful and seductive woman, but during periods of the full moon she becomes a living horror, vicious and deadly. A professor has come to investigate the deaths, bringing with him his beautiful assistant whose knowledge of the Gorgon is more intimate than anyone would ever realise.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, atmospheric, serious, scary, psychological, suspense, classic horror, psychotronic
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Not Alone (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn by years in an abusive marriage, an emotional Ellie Rose arrives alone at the family cabin on the East Coast. Her story and motives for being there are unclear. Arriving unprepared and packed with few supplies she seems anxious at either leaving or someone else arriving. The cabin unused for years, still holds memories providing hints of a shattered family.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who tells her about what happened to her sister. Mai will now uncover the dark secrets of Ju-on and will try to end the curse once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, enigmatic
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Vampire Clay (2017)
Plot Summary:
Absurdity and gore ensue as a possessed pile of clay begins terrorizing students at an art school.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, disturbing, weird, asian horror
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Pet Peeve (2013)
Plot Summary:
A motorcycle accident in the city will be the precursor to a series of bizarre phenomena being revealed consecutively. Meanwhile, a girl named Yoko possesses a second sight which allows her to see strange things invisible to others.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Toshimaen: Haunted Park (2019)
Plot Summary:
Saki, Anju, Chiaki, Ami, and Kaya reunite for the first time in years. The five of them excitedly decide to go Toshimaen Amusement Park, a place that was very important to them when they were younger. None of them know that they're about to enter a nightmare….
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, asian horror
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Teke Teke 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of Teke Teke, the ghost woman with no legs, continues. Conflict arises between a group of high school classmates, and Teke Teke starts hunting them down one by one.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, asian horror
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Fatal Frame (2014)
Plot Summary:
High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, manga, queer horror, asian horror
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Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch (2017)
Plot Summary:
A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, asian horror
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Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then sneaks into an abandoned school to shoot a horror video for the internet. Hitomi hears from her colleague Kimio about a fox's window which leads to the spirit world.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Ghost Theater (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sara, a young actress, is able to land the leading role in big theater play, but soon learns that somebody or something is trying to end the production at all cost, which puts Sara in deadly danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Humanoid Monster, Bem the Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bem, Bela and Belo arrive at a new town plagued by a series of mysterious, unsolved cases which, as they discover, are caused by another youkai, one more powerful than they have ever encountered. The story will also focus on Belo's first love, and his increasing desire to become human. In the meantime, Bem and Bela have found a way to become human, but are conflicted about whether to let just Belo turn human, or along with Belo, become humans themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, anime
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Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 - Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman (2012)
Plot Summary:
New mocumentary series from auteur Koji Shiraishi. POV style depiction of a TV crew as they cover the urban legend of "Kuchisake-Onna" or "Slit-Mouthed Woman". Director Kudo (Osako Shigeo), assistant director Ichikawa (Kuboyama Chika) and cameraman Tashiro (Shiraishi) work at a video production company, and are sent amateur footage of a supposed sighting. This leads them down a path of treacherous investigation and inventive experiments.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, mockumentary
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Cult (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 929
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mockumentary, lovecraft, asian horror
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Exit 14 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Laurie, a good-natured college student, embarks on a spring break vacation with her friends Faith, Joey, and her boyfriend Mick. They get off on the ghostly Exit 14 where they befriend a mysterious store clerk and are haunted by the ghost story he shares with them.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Black Cat (1968)
Plot Summary:
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, scary, serious, gothic, black and white, mind bending, psychedelic, suspense
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Vanished: Age 7 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mayu the teen girl hasn’t opened her heart to anyone since ten years ago when some terrible case happened. Instead of going to high school, she goes to the church every day and looks for redemption. One day, she disappears in the woods, silently and suddenly. On the other side, Mana lives with her husband and her seven-year-old daughter in happiness. However, an unexpected occurrence happens and tears their happiness apart. Her little girl Sakura plays in the woods and goes missing. Mana loses her mind because of sadness. What is there inside the woods?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, mind bending